Classical Composers - podcast cover

Classical Composers

Classical Composers is a podcast all about classical music! From Bernstein to Bach, Copland to Chopin, sonatas to symphonies, this covers everything classical music!
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

S3E5: 10 Levels of Chopin Part 1

List of pieces: Level 1. Waltz No. 17 in A minor Level 2. Prelude No. 4 in E minor (from 24 Preludes) Level 3. Waltz No. 21 in A minor Level 4. Waltz No. 6 in Db major Level 5. Waltz No. 7 in C# minor Stay tuned for part two!

Jan 10, 202516 min

S3E4: Max Bruch

Happy birthday, Bruch! Learn all about the composer who teach and travelled around musical posts in Germany and England.

Jan 07, 20253 min

Classical forms

Learn anout different forms of vlassical pieces!

Jun 18, 20248 min

S3E3: Classical dances

Learn all about classical dances like the musette, mazurka, waltz, and sarabande in this episode of classical composers! Please pardon the absence of background music as it would have interfered with the piano.

May 01, 20246 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Sequel to St Patrick’s Day episode

I just got the idea to record St Patrick’s Day episode late last night so I wasn’t able to figure out much about this Irish reel. However today I did! Happy Belated St Patrick’s day!

Mar 18, 20245 min

Happy St Patrick’s Day everyone!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! So pretty occasion, not only did I wear a green shirt, but in the spirit of classical composers, I learned an Irish folk song and played it on the tin whistle. It’s not my main instrument, so please excuse any mistakes.

Mar 18, 20242 min

S3E1: Arie Shapira

Learn about the Israeli composer Arie Shapira! (No, that is not a typo; it’s Shapira, not Shapiro)

Jan 25, 20243 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Classical Composers S2 E8: Avner Dorman (update!)

The last time I recorded this episode, I made a slight error in the dates, so I will attempt to rectify them mistake with the re-recording of the episode. Learn all about Avner Dorman in this episode!

Dec 05, 20231 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Thanksgiving

I will not be creating an episode next week due to the holiday of Thanksgiving.

Nov 15, 202319 sec

S2 E9: Franz Liszt

Learn about the incredibly famous composer who is known for having ridiculously hard compositions and getting ridiculously big reactions for his performances in the mid-19th century.

Oct 22, 20235 minSeason 2Ep. 9

S2E8: Avner Dorman

Learn all about the Israeli composer Avner Dorman in this new episode!

Oct 12, 20231 minSeason 2Ep. 8

S2E7: Emils Darzins

Emils Darzins is a lesser known composer from the Baltic country of Latvia.

Oct 05, 20233 minSeason 2Ep. 7

S2 E6: Sergei Rachmaninoff

In this episode, let’s learn all about Rachmaninoff. He’s most well known for having incredibly huge hands and piano pieces with incredibly huge intervals.

Sep 27, 20236 minSeason 2Ep. 6

S2 E5: Mozart vs. Beethoven Battle

What would it have been like if Mozart and Beethoven had a debate battle today? Find out in this episode!

Sep 15, 20232 minSeason 2Ep. 5

S2 E4: Erik Satie

Famous for his Gymnopedies, super-tranquil pieces, Satie has his own place in music history. Learn about him in today’s episode!

Sep 13, 20236 minSeason 2Ep. 4

S2 E3: Jean Sibelius

The Finnish composer is most well known for having a music notation software named after him. Today, we will learn about him and his works.

Sep 09, 20234 minSeason 2Ep. 3

S2 E2: How to learn a new piano piece

Learning and memorizing a tricky piano piece can feel very overwhelming. In this episode, we’ll discuss how to learn and memorize a piece effectively.

Sep 01, 20236 minSeason 2Ep. 2

S2 E1: Claude Debussy

Learn all about Debussy’s life and works! If you’re a late intermediate-early advanced student, be sure to give Le petit Negre a try! Sheet music: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/3/32/IMSLP04565-Debussy_-_The_Little_Negro.pdf If you liked this episode, please be sure to rate and follow the podcast!

Aug 23, 20236 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Episode 12: Which instrument to start learning music with?

Learning how to play music is an extremely rewarding experience, but you often may find yourself asking: which instrument is for me? This episode aims to help you choose the right instrument for you and the difficulty levels of each orchestra instrument.

Aug 15, 20237 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Episode 3: the sonata

Learn all about the form of the sonata and common ones you may have heard of, as well as how to write your own! EDIT: this episode appears near the top of the list as I had to re-record a section of it. I removed the Spotify track so that it is also available on Apple Podcasts.

Aug 15, 20238 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Interplanetary podcasts?

Why does Spotify have analytics for interplanetary podcast listeners? If anybody could explain this in the Q&A, I would greatly appreciate that.

Aug 13, 202347 sec

Episode 11: Leonard Bernstein

Learn all about Leonard Bernstein’s life and works as his 105th birthday is coming up on the twenty-fifth!

Aug 13, 202310 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Episode 10: The conductor

Learn all about how to conduct, the history of conducting and why the conductor is a vital part of the orchestra. Often the conductor is also an instrumentalist.

Aug 12, 20233 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Episode 8: The Woodwind section

Learn all about the four woodwind instruments and hear Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring!

Aug 10, 20237 minSeason 1Ep. 8
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android